AFRICAN HOSPITAL LIBRARIES — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 4 January 2017
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 6 April 2024 – 5 April 2025
Latest income: £12,516
Latest expenditure: £16,800
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 56 Elms Drive, Marston, OXFORD, OX3 0NL

Website recorded by the regulator: www.africanhospitallibraries.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

African Hospital Libraries sets up and supports health information library services in Sierra Leone. We select and ship high quality and context-relevant books and educational resources. We implement a standard system of library membership and borrowing. The libraries are free to join. We employ local library staff to manage the services. We work in partnership with local stakeholders.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 5 February 2026
Date Accounts Received: 5 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £12,516
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,800

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 5 February 2025
Date Accounts Received: 5 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £20,881
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,945

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 5 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 5 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £19,850
Total Gross Expenditure: £22,947

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 4 February 2023
Date Accounts Received: 4 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £21,726
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,819

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 5 February 2022
Date Accounts Received: 5 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £32,354
Total Gross Expenditure: £35,439

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 5 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £12,516
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,800
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 5 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £20,881
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,945
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 5 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £19,850
Total Gross Expenditure: £22,947
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 4 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £21,726
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,819
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 5 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £32,354
Total Gross Expenditure: £35,439
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Sierra Leone
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: AFRICAN HOSPITAL LIBRARIES
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2017-01-04T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 04 Jan 2017
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR CLINICIANS AND HEALTHCARE STUDENTS BY FACILITATING ACCESS TO CLEAR, RELEVANT, UP-TO-DATE, LIFESAVING HEALTH INFORMATION IN SUCH WAYS AS SHALL BE THOUGHT FIT, REGARDLESS OF GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION, RELIABLE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY, OR TECHNOLOGY AND DISSEMINATING ACCURATE HEALTH INFORMATION CONTRIBUTING TO QUALITY PATIENT CARE, CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND STRENGTHENING HEALTH SYSTEMS.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management